Bunch of Grapes, Pontypridd, South Wales

Posted on 31. Mar, 2010 by Robert Gale in Pubs

Bunch of Grapes, Pontypridd

The Bunch of Grapes is a pub located in Pontypridd, south Wales and is one of three pubs owned by the Otley Brewing Co. The brewery is located in a nearby industrial estate.

The Bunch was built around 1800 and was the second pub to join the brewery’s portfolio. It consists of a large public bar with a small conservatory and beer garden and an award-winning restaurant that serves high quality hand prepared food, made from Welsh produce.

Bunch of Grapes, Pontypridd

There is a large selection of beer available including a few from the brewery, 3 or 4 guest ales, some unusual foreign lagers such as DAB, Lindeboom and Paulaner and a very large bottle selection including 8 from Brew Dog and plenty of foreign beers.

One thing that’s unusual for a pub is that they bake and sell their own bread. I purchased a loaf of sundried tomato bread when I visited and it was as good as you’d get from a bakery. It is very odd asking for a pint of beer and a loaf of bread.

The pub has beer festivals throughout the year including one in May and one in October. The beer festival in October, their Oct-o-Bar-Fest is split between the Bunch and the Otley Arms in nearby Trefforest. Last year’s festival had around 30 beers and a shuttle bus to ferry you between the two venues.

Venue Location

The Bunch of Grapes

40 Ynysangharad Road

Pontypridd

CF37 4DA

Tel: 01443 402 934

www.bunchofgrapes.org.uk

Robert Gale (Twitter: @awv)

Beer Taster, Pub Attendee, Photo Taker

Robert Gale likes beer, pubs and beer festivals. He also likes to take photos of beer, pubs and beer festivals. Most weekends of the year you can find him travelling around the UK (and sometimes beyond) photographing and reviewing good quality pubs and beer festivals. He also has a day job in the form of a web developer for Ozum.